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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Performer
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Saxophone
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
Piano
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
Electric Guitar
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
Double Bass
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
Drums
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
Lyrics
Mitchell Parish
Mitchell Parish
Lyrics
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Composer
Bob Russell
Bob Russell
Composer
Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Composer
Mack David
Mack David
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer

Lyrics

They say into your early life romance came
And then this heart of yours burned a flame
A flame that flickered one day and died away
Then with disillusion deep in your eyes
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise
The years have changed you somehow
I see you now
Smoking, drinking, never thinking
Of tomorrow, nonchalant
Diamonds shining, dancing, dining
With some man in a restaurant
Is that all you really want?
No, sophisticated lady
I know, you miss the love you lost long ago
And when nobody is nigh you cry
Smoking, drinking, never thinking
Of tomorrow, nonchalant
Diamonds shining, dancing, dining
With some man in a restaurant
Is that all you really want?
No, sophisticated lady
I know, you miss the love you lost long ago
And when nobody is nigh you cry
Sophisticated lady you cry
Written by: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
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